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Dedicated to the communication of news, science, and information of interest to the brain mapping community, and to sharing and promoting the science of brain mapping.

The purpose and goal of brain mapping is to advance the understanding of the relationship between structure and function in the human brain. Scientists in this field seek to gain knowledge of the physical processes that underlie human sensation, attention awareness and cognition. These results are immediately applicable to surgical intervention, to the design of medical interventions and to the treatment of psychological and psychiatric disorders.

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10/02 2018 NIH Director?s awards for High-Risk, High-Reward Research program announced Eighty-nine awards will fund highly innovative, high-impact biomedical research. … 10/01 NIH grantee wins 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to NIH grantee James P. Allison, Ph.… 10/01 NIH, DoD to develop Limb Loss and Preservation Registry National repository aims to improve rehabilitation and quality of life for people who have lost a li… 10/01 New supplemental awards boost NIH funding for research on Down syndrome The trans-NIH initiative will investigate critical health and quality-of-life needs for individuals … 10/01 NIH-led task force submits recommendations on research needs for pregnant women and nursing mothers Group reviewed current research and focused on specific drugs, formulations and other pharmacologica… 09/27 Therapy applied directly inside the eye best for treating uveitic macular edema NIH-funded clinical trial compares treatments for complication of inflammatory eye disease. … 09/26 NIH releases strategic plan to address tuberculosis research TB is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide. … 09/26 NIH to build a detailed map of cells within the human body The adult human body is composed of trillions of cells. … 09/26 Combination HIV antibody infusions safely maintain viral suppression in select individuals HIV did not develop resistance to experimental treatment. … 09/26 Fecal microbiota transplantation helps restore beneficial bacteria in cancer patients NIAID-funded study could offset harsh effects of antibiotics. … 12/12 Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Population Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44) Funding Opportunity RFA-MD-17-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Fun… 12/12 Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42) Funding Opportunity RFA-MD-17-002 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Fun… 12/12 Novel Analytical Approaches for Metabolomics Data (R03) Funding Opportunity RFA-RM-17-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purp… 12/12 Utilizing Health Information Technology to Scale and Spread Successful Practice Models Using Patient-reported Outcomes (R18) Funding Opportunity PA-17-077 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding… 12/12 NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory - Coordinating Center (U24) Funding Opportunity RFA-AT-17-002 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purp… 12/12 NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory - Pragmatic Clinical Trials Demonstration Projects (UG3/UH3) Funding Opportunity RFA-AT-17-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purp… 12/12 Notice of an Informational Webinar for RFA-NS-17-017 "Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Sequencing Consortium: Discovery, Replication and Validation (UG3/UH3)" Notice NOT-NS-17-010 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 12/12 Reminder: NHLBI FY2017 Small Business Topics of Special Interest (TOSI) for the SBIR/STTR Programs Notice NOT-HL-16-479 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 12/12 Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Conformance with the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS) (U18) Notice NOT-FD-17-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… 12/12 Notice of Extension of the Expiration Date for PA-16-282 Developing New Clinical Decision Support to Disseminate and Implement Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Findings (R18)" Notice NOT-HS-17-005 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts… --- Meeting Announcement » Transcranial Electrical Stimulation: Mechanisms, Technology and Therapeutic Applications This one and a half day workshop will focus on critically assessing the use and potential of noninva… --- Meeting Summary » 2016 Webinar Series on Mental Health Disparities and Global Mental Health Research The Office for Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health (ORDGMH) organized a series of webin… --- Science News » How ?Quickly Forgotten? Early Life Experiences Mature the Brain Brain memory circuitry?s keen sensitivity to experience during an early critical period enables long… --- Science News » Circuitry for Fearful Feelings, Behavior Untangled in Anxiety Disorders Untangling the brain circuitry of fearful feelings from that underlying defensive behaviors is key t… --- Science News » Powered-Up Probe ID?s Schizophrenia Genes That Stunt Brain Development Scientists have pinpointed several schizophrenia-related gene variants that alter expression of othe… --- Meeting Summary » Research on Early Identification and Linkage to Services for ASD: NIMH ASD Prevention, Early Detection, Engagement and Services Research Network The NIMH Services Research and Clinical Epidemiology Branch convened a one-day meeting with research… --- Science News » NIMH Funds 3 ?Zero Suicide? Grants NIMH is supporting Zero Suicide efforts with 3 new research grants. Each project focuses on preventi… --- Science News » Designer Agent Blocks Pain in Mice Without Morphine?s Side Effects Scientists have synthesized a molecule with a unique profile of highly specific pain-relieving prope… --- Science News » Recruitment Begins for Landmark Study of Adolescent Brain Development The study will follow the biological and behavioral development of more than 10,000 children through… --- Science News » Schizophrenia, Autism Risk Gene Trajectories Point to Shared Causes Schizophrenia, autism risk gene trajectories point to shared causes…		10/03 Shedding light on new treatment options for perimenopausal depression and sleep problems Light therapy has long been a recognized treatment option for depression. But can it help perimenopa… 10/03 Time to rethink how we diagnose Alzheimer's disease With all the focus on Alzheimer's disease in recent years as a result of the aging population, what … 10/02 Whole-brain connectome maps teach artificial intelligence to predict epilepsy outcomes … by in-depth analysis of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI), which patients receiv… 10/02 Reading is a team-lift as different brain parts work together to predict proficiency The extent to which sensory-specific parts of the brain are able to connect as a network, not necess… 10/02 Breaking supersymmetry Supersymmetry predicts a relationship between the fundamental particles fermions and bosons. An exte… 10/02 Making the right connections Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven have uncovered a new molecular interaction that governs the formati… 10/02 Why too many choices overwhelm your brain! … their decisions while a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machine recorded acti… 10/02 Child Abuse May Leave Molecular Scars on Victims Researchers identify distinctive methylation differences in 12 regions of the male genome between th… 10/02 Alzheimer?s ?Germ Theory? Gaining Traction, Reports Contagion, newsmagazine on infectious disease A new article sheds light on the Alzheimer's germ theory and how a $1 million award cha… 10/02 The mind gardener: the machine that turns your thoughts into art … uses data harvested during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures br… 10/01 Learning to See Friendly Faces in Different Places Researchers report on how the brain learns to recognize an individual face, regardless of where it a… 10/01 Irreversible Damage to Color Vision Linked to Popular Erectile Dysfunction Drug A new study reports the popular erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra, can cause long term retinal damag… 10/01 Alumnus Morton La Kretz donates additional $15 million for UCLA Botany Building The structure was renamed La Kretz Botany Building in recognition of the $20 million the longtime do… 10/01 Virtual Reality Reduces Pain and Increases Performance During Exercise Researchers report virtual reality can help to lower pain levels and increase performance when under… 09/26 Just 10 minutes of light activity can boost memory A recent study concludes that just a short burst of light exercise can increase brain activity assoc… 09/23 Stress-regulating brain area larger in depression, bipolar New research finds that the hypothalamus, the brain area that controls the stress response, is large… 09/19 Teriflunomide's Effect on Glia in Experimental Demyelinating Disease: A Neuroimaging and Histologic Study Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 09/18 MS: Is a 'rogue' brain and lymph node interaction to blame? New research suggests that the brain sends a 'rogue' signal to the immune system through lymphatic v… 09/18 Multicenter Measurements of T1 Relaxation and Diffusion Tensor Imaging: Intra and Intersite Reproducibility Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 09/18 Baseline ASPECTS and e ?ASPECTS Correlation with Infarct Volume and Functional Outcome in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Thrombectomy Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 09/18 18F ?FPEB PET/CT Shows mGluR5 Upregulation in Parkinson's Disease Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 09/18 CT Reconstruction Levels Affect Automated and Reader ?Based ASPECTS Ratings in Acute Ischemic Stroke Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 09/12 MRI Profile and Collateral Status in Patients with a Transient Ischemic Attack and an Intracranial Artery Occlusion Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 09/09 Clinical Factors That Affect the Relationship between Head Circumference and Brain Volume in Very ?Low?Birth?Weight Infants Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 09/09 Prospective Study of the Clinical, Electrophysiologic, and Sonographic Characteristics of Oxaliplatin ?Induced Neuropathy Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 09/04 Issue Information Journal of Neuroimaging,Volume 28, Issue 5, Page 437-440, September/October 2018. (Source: Journal o… 08/29 White Matter Degeneration after Ischemic Stroke: A Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 08/19 Prevalence, Patterns, and Clinical Relevance of Hypoxic ?Ischemic Injuries in Children Exposed to Abusive Head Trauma Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 08/12 Spinal Cord Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta ?Analysis Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 08/12 MRI Findings and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Microvascular Decompression for Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 08/06 Transcranial Doppler and Transcranial Color Duplex in Defining Collateral Cerebral Blood Flow Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 08/06 An Intra ?arterial Therapeutic Route to the Trigeminal Nerve Ganglion in Patients with Refractory Trigeminal Neuralgia Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 08/05 Brain MRI Features of CSF Human Immunodeficiency Virus Escape Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 07/31 Contribution of Quantitative Amygdalar MR FLAIR Signal Analysis for Lateralization of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 07/31 Toxic ?Metabolic Neurologic Disorders in Children: A Neuroimaging Review Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 07/31 Differentiation of Cerebellar Hemisphere Tumors: Combining Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Histogram Analysis and Structural MRI Features Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 07/23 Multiple Sclerosis Fatigue: A Longitudinal Structural MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 07/19 Fronto ?Insular Connectivity during Pain Distraction Is Impaired in Patients with Somatoform Pain Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 07/15 The Frequency of Substantial Salvageable Penumbra in Thrombectomy ?ineligible Patients with Acute Stroke Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 07/11 Use of the NESMA Filter to Improve Myelin Water Fraction Mapping with Brain MRI Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 07/09 MDP ?SPECT Versus Hybrid MDP?SPECT/CT in the Evaluation of Suspected Pars Interarticularis Fracture in Young Athletes Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 07/09 Real ?Time Cerebral Hemodynamic Response to Tactile Somatosensory Stimulation Journal of Neuroimaging, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Neuroimaging)… 10/30 Automated lesion detection on MRI scans using combined unsupervised and supervised methods Background: Accurate and precise detection of brain lesions on MR images (MRI) is paramount for accu… 10/02 NeuroPod: September 2015 This month, neural prosthetics, positive connectivity, memory mapping and sonogenetics.… 12/19 NeuroPod: December 2014 ?Bat nav?, imaging the spinal cord, and the highlights of NeuroPod in 2014.… 06/30 NeuroPod: June 2014 Touch as an emotion, the channels that help calm activity in the brain, and regrets - rats have a fe… 02/27 NeuroPod: February 2014 Weighing brain activity with a balance, using psychological measures to determine the death penalty,… 01/30 NeuroPod: January 2014 Boosting learning and recovery using mild electric stimulation, tracking down speech processing, and… 09/26 NeuroPod: September 2013 The causes of financial bubbles, studying migraines, how a dance group is informing research on prac… 08/28 NeuroPod: August 2013 We showcase state-of-the-art connectomics, get lost in the fiendish complexity of a single neuron, l…
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Hilac Brain Mapping experiment.Members of the Tobias group check the beam intensity for a "brain mapping" experiment. (L. to r.) John Lyman, Howard Chung, Nicholas Yanni, Jean Luce, In the experiment, the researchers were able to make lab animals blink by directing a beam of invisible alpha radiation into the cornea of their eyes. This was one of several experiments underway in 1961 using particle beams to explore the brain.

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